I started my life journey from the age of nine months, when I became aware of my existence on this beautiful planet, our good Earth.
I was told in my childhood that what you sow is what you reap. I am approaching seventy years of my life. I am a retired Senior Orthopaedic Consultant. My family is middle class and I have three elder sisters and two elder brothers, myself to arrive last, and my great father and mother.
My enjoyment of retirement comes from my memories of deeds that I did in my life as advised by God.
My memories of my life go back to less than one year into my life, when I became aware of my existence: Myself in my father’s lap with my mother by his side, and standing outside the well-lit decorated hall on the occasion of the wedding of my eldest sister. I remember this because I was in my father’s lap wearing a fur coat of real tiger skin, yellow in colour with black spots. I liked this so much and my mother tried to stop me so many times but I could not resist chewing on the soft fur.
When I was three years old, my second sister got married. I remember only because the marriage was in summer. Indian summers, with so many mangoes available. I still remember they were there in a big tub full of water and lots of ice. Because the family members were busy with their marriage, I with my cousins, we stole so many mangoes and thoroughly enjoyed them.
The favourite ceremony came